As mentioned in my last post, I joined Chris on his business trip to Panama City last weekend! The plan was to go from Thursday night to Saturday night, but because of Hurricane Irene, our flights home kept getting canceled… so we ended up being stuck until early Monday morning! Not a bad situation. :) We were truly so thankful for the extended getaway, and really enjoyed ourselves!

I wish I had taken a picture of the place when we walked up to it, around 8pm on Friday night. There were probably 20 people waiting outside for their names to be called. Most of them had a beer in hand, and there was a loud college football team argument going on among strangers. In fact, it was hard to tell who was in what friend group! Everyone seemed to be having the time of their life, even as they were waiting to go in. It was a ROWDY scene.

Chris and I got called in after about a half hour, and sat at the bar. It was so much fun! We only ate oysters… 3 dozen of them between us, to be exact! (Actually, the exact number might have even been a few more, since they threw in some extra!) The oysters were SO fresh and amazing. We ordered raw oysters, steamed oysters, cajun-baked oysters, and three cheese jalapeño oysters. We could not stop eating the oysters!

Here are some pictures of the progression:

Oysters #1

Oysters #2

Oysters #3

Oysters #4 (The Aftermath)

Not only were the oysters incredible, but the wait staff was great… very attentive and fast. The spirit of the restaurant was so lively! Everyone was having a fun night. This place was simply a laid-back and no nonsense gem of a restaurant. We’ll definitely be back next time we’re in Panama City!